About:
Project title: Jopango
Jopango album body of work released in 2023 emerged out of an experiment. It is an experience and a way to reconnect with the history of the nyatiti, learn more about ourselves and our community.
It was not intended to evolve to an album or even a song. It came about from meeting knowledgeable people in the village. As they shared their stories around tradition or way of living, reflection on their experience in various subjects led to the implementation on the practice of the author of this work. By then, the story of the Benga genre was already in town, established artists, young musicians and institutions were talking about it in different ways. The Benga story came to be published by Ketebul Music as the Shades of Benga in 2018.
After the audio release, the work was made available in vinyl and Cd format, its presentation was further explored with images taken from Shades of Benga book, recreation of imaginary scenes from interaction during development of the work, the output is live streaming titled Jopango Images. ​​
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Thu Tinda!!!
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More information about the audio release
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This work is available:
Format - Live Solo performance.
Quartet live performance | album music.
Education | Schools and learning institutions live image screening.
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